dick clark productions to Produce "The Weird
Al Show,"
A New Children's Saturday Morning Series for CBS

Burbank, California (February 6, 1997) dick clark productions,
inc. (Nasdaq: DCPI) has received a commitment from CBS for 13
episodes -- a full season's order for children's programming
-- for a new Saturday morning, half-hour comedy show for children.

"The Weird Al Show" is an upbeat, fast-paced children's
show featuring "Weird Al" Yankovic, who portrays an
inventor living in a secret subterranean workshop. He is joined
by a stream of visitors, ranging from playful characters ranging
to celebrity guests to his pet hamster. "Weird Al"
Yankovic is best known for his Grammy-award winning musical parodies.

The series is scheduled to begin on CBS in late Summer for
the 1997/98 season.

"We are pleased to be developing this new series for
CBS that extends our programming reach beyond the traditional
areas for which the Company is known," said Francis C. La
Maina, DCPI President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are
continuing to develop new series and specials concepts as part
of the Company's response to the growing demand for content from
the nation's broadcast and cable communicators."

dick clark productions, inc. produces a wide range of television
programming and corporate events. The Company also operates an
expanding entertainment-themed restaurant group -- "Dick
Clark's American Bandstand Grill®."